Our Planet S01E07 Fresh Water - Siamese fighting fish

[@itsrocky4592]

I've watched my betta build his bubble nest, he is so cute he lives in a 5gal planted tank on my desk

[@YK-tl3gr]

I wanna ask how many years from it is your pet? My betta always dies.

[@hakman239]

@@YK-tl3gr is your tank cycled as the temperature needs to be 27-28°c

[@DowntownSound1]

👍🏽PET STORES having them in cups SHOULD BE ILLEGAL!!!!!!!!!!👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@SgtGonji]

This entire video was why they're fine in those cups until they go to their forever home. They're literally pond fish that live in oxygen-poor, virtually stale water. It's poetic if you think about it. These beautiful, colorful fish living in dull, stagnant water.

[@XDTheLaughingManXD]

​@@SgtGonji some live in rivers, rich with oxygen and nitrogen from the plant life in them. they're not fine in those cups, it's actually really stressful and they're extremely aggressive when you first let them into their forever home. it takes days to get them calm enough to start food and day night cycle training them.

[@lifeofmeiandmr.sriracha385]

I don’t think it’s illegal to sell them in cups, however I do think it’s illegal that people will buy them in their said cup just to put them into an environment that is literally just a bigger cup. Some instances you can keep a bunch of female betta fish together (in a properly sized environment with all their needs met) but it’s hard and takes a lot of research. My betta has a 15 gallon planted tank all to himself (some can see that as overkill but keep reading!) and he is the most active healthy happy betta I’ve owned or have seen with my own eyes (i might even argue he has the most personality, human like arguably that I’ve have ever seen in a fish I’ve owned). Of course I was naive and young at one point and had a betta in a bowl and a lot of other people I noticed do the same (young or not). Yes they can survive in bowls…but not live. A 4 year old betta in a bowl has literally been surviving the past 4 years (if a betta even lives that long in a bowl), while a 4 year old betta in a proper sized home with filtration, correct water levels and enrichment has been living (surviving but also happy and comfortable and not stressed, betta average lifespan is between 2-3 years because majority of people don’t understand the needs that these little guys must have in order to live a happy healthy life, bettas could potentially live up to 10 years, if they are given the right care attention and love :) ). It’s all about research but simply I really think it’s because people see a small fish in a small cups (compared to the other fish not kept in cups) so assume they could live like that…wrong. Also, in my opinion, maybe some can relate a have noticed this. In tv shows and movies when a fish is involved (in the pet sense) it’s usually a fish in A FISH BOWL, not to say that there aren’t aquariums in tv shows and movies, but I think it’s also how entertainment views fish and people are very influenced by the entertainment industry. But to sum it up people should research thoroughly before buying any new animal friend. ❤️

[@lifeofmeiandmr.sriracha385]

Everyone that has replied so far is absolutely 100% correct! A bowl is fine as a temporary home in the pet store until they find a new home (which should be in a filtered heated 5 gallon minimum tank).

[@leanderfoldy9293]

@@XDTheLaughingManXD Show me the betta that lives in a river. their habitats are stagnant water bodies. They can’t even breed in fast moving waters, like rivers. They’re not even biologically equipped to efficiently maneuver through a river. That’s real stress to them. That’s also why you have low-flow filters in betta tanks…

[@ccostly469]

i love bettas. they are near and dear to me.

[@kylegregorio530]

Im a proud betta breeder! I'm from Philippines!

[@bleb3259]

I'm from philippines to hahaha pero di nga lang ako nag aalaga na nonood lang ako Ng documentary

[@kylegregorio530]

@@bleb3259 sa cavite ako naka based sir, kayo po ba?

[@lumiliyabnaapoy4283]

Baka may wild betta kayo jan 😂 philipline betta

[@kylegregorio530]

@@lumiliyabnaapoy4283 marami sir hehe

[@An-kw3ec]

Bettas are truly intelligent fish, they are the equivalent of cats for fish, if you give them proper conditions they behave like they do in the wild.

[@ThatBettaGirlMia]

That’s what I say. And it’s true!

[@Abbanellie]

I love how this isn't even a wild betta lmao

[@muizahmedqureshi9009]

true but these are the pet store betta fish released and crossbred with wild ones

[@PissingContest]

But its still freshater, doesnt need to be wild

[@alexdodd6768]

Tbf i dint blame him at his age to grab an easy one

[@-Radium-]

@Denavio Leeks it’s not in an aquarium. It’s in the wild

[@-Radium-]

@Denavio Leeks well it could also be different. Also how would they shove a camera in an aquarium. Also to breed betta fish is hard Is captivity. There’s no way that male would’ve bred that easily in captivity

[@ribosome7805]

Beautiful documentary by peter atttenborough sir... ☺✌

[@OYJluv]

This was beautiful!!!

[@cashcash5995]

Westerners see that the Betta Splenden is a fish that lives in stagnant water with poo oxygen . It is not entirely true , do not forget the Monsoon season where dry land is flooded .

[@AlexaKissLive]

This is so beautiful 🤩

[@leikeze6642]

But u are more beautiful 🤩

[@coldnhot369]

Wow they have a soft side to them

[@Tim_3100]

Absolutely betta's are very clever animals that remember things they can recognise their owners faces and can learn tricks and learn feeding routine

[@hakman239]

@@Tim_3100 my betta tells me when he’s hungry

[@Tim_3100]

@@hakman239 haha my little guy before he past away used to come to the surface when i removed the feeding cover

[@ThatBettaGirlMia]

@@Tim_3100wait, did you say that they can learn tricks? I have been told my whole life that only dogs can learn tricks and fish aren’t intelligent enough to learn tricks and remember how to do tricks like a dog can.

[@afghantom3156]

Awsome footage Unbelievable without this proof. Great work everyone !

[@unboxingmainan]

Mantap gan

[@sibby6554]

You’d expect them to be filming in the wild but :) reality gets in the way.. on these documentaries they always need good camera angles with informative zoom ups so they almost always create a habitat closer to what is written down… pretty sure they were store bought, or maybe mixed bred bettas they got together to film the breeding process but nonetheless, very very cool.

[@Trauma09]

awesome but its too short

[@Rainkit]

The footage is wonderful but I hate the fact that these aren't wild type bettas.

[@muizahmedqureshi9009]

true but these are the pet store betta fish released and crossbred with wild ones

[@Tim_3100]

@@muizahmedqureshi9009 better know as hybrid betta's

[@ThatBettaGirlMia]

@@muizahmedqureshi9009alien bettas. The fish in the video are definitely not hybrids.

[@belcydiaz6841]

vail tail betta and plakat betta breeding

[@XDTheLaughingManXD]

My one of my bettas bubble nest is humongous, and he builds them non stop. i'm gonna put a female in there for a day or two and hope he finally stops lol.

[@ggchannel8893]

is there anyone have the full video or link?

[@Wildcard1992]

This is the full segment they did on fighting fish. The whole episode (this particular one explores the variety of freshwater on our planet) is on netflix, check out documentary Our Planet. It's in the bloody title of the video mate. Season 1 episode 7.

[@ggchannel8893]

@@Wildcard1992 got it thanks man for your reply

[@ilmuair3577]

Indonesia😄

[@sasharyaranda2240]

Nice music minute 0:46 i want the hint please🙏🙏❤️

[@alexcastillo5138]

A nest of bubbles Our planet

[@joecorreale1339]

🐠🐠🐠🐠🐠🐠🐠🐠🐠🐠💙💙🌊🐬

[@ahahhaahahah7505]

What is the original documentary

[@ShahabEslamian]

Our planet

[@Cleeon]

I'm sure the mating fish in video is not a wild one

[@simpernchong]

Unfortunately, the footage is fake because those are not wild bettas.. they are domestic fighters.

[@begaydodrugshailsatan]

Lots of documentary 'footage' of fish and insects are actually taken from aquariums or other manmade enclosures

[@begaydodrugshailsatan]

But yeah they should have at least gotten some wild type bettas

[@jackgibb16]

The male looks wild.. the female doesn’t

[@simpernchong]

@@jackgibb16 The male is not wild too.. all wild bettas of splendens complexs are slim and long.. A real wild betta splendens should look like this >> kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWPEfJaOmcSeaJo

[@jackgibb16]

PC Sim oh thanks.. I didn’t realise that

[@iceeee1245]

Must’ve been a naturalistic farm cuz those don’t look like natural tails or scale patterns

[@boneboi_amir5235]

I bred these types of fish before and they are not that nice to each other but I guess in the wild they are.

[@begaydodrugshailsatan]

they aren't they only come together to breed

[@boneboi_amir5235]

Emily B most of the time they aren’t. The male will attack the female then breed

[@garg4531]

Betta splendens, the species we see in pet stores, were bred for generations to be aggressive, but some wild species of betta tend to be more peaceful towards each other At least that’s what I’ve read